Twenty years of cruising and a lot of opinions.
My first cruise was on The Norway with my parents, at around 15 or maybe a little younger, and I never really stopped. Since then I’ve sailed with more cruise lines than I can even list off the top of my head, though these days it’s mostly Royal Caribbean and Celebrity. I’ve seen enough of the others to know what’s actually different, and what’s just marketing.
I’m not chasing the honeymoon crowd or writing for retirees. I’m somewhere in the middle, and I usually end up planning trips for my whole family, older relatives included. This site is the guide I wish I’d had. Solo, family, or bringing the whole crew, real comparisons from someone who’s actually done it.
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Port Days When You’re the Only One on the Excursion
The one solo cruise I’ve done was a short Caribbean sailing on a Celebrity Edge class ship, and the part…
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The Current
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Norwegian Sky Got Her Goodbye After All
A few weeks ago I wrote about Norwegian Sky quietly leaving the fleet without the send-off she deserved. NCL had cancelled her marquee farewell voyage, the 21-night repositioning cruise that…
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My Goodbye to Norwegian Sky, Nearly Thirty Years Later
Norwegian Sky is on its way out of the NCL fleet, and it’s leaving quietly. The ship’s planned farewell voyage, a 21-day repositioning cruise from Athens toward the Middle East,…